Senior Federal Proposals Lead | Remote

Everforth, Inc.; Merrifield (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS Federal LLC is seeking a Senior Proposal Manager to lead complex, high-value federal proposals. The role supports a primarily remote work model with occasional on-site work at the Fairfax, VA area as needed.

You will collaborate with executive leadership, capture, solution architects, and operations to craft compelling, compliant narratives. The role emphasizes storytelling, proposal quality, and timely delivery, with a focus on win themes and coordination across distributed teams using

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in English, Marketing, Communications, or similar field.
• 7+ years’ experience in Federal Proposal Development.
• Demonstrated experience managing $100M+ proposal efforts.
• Experience leading and supporting complex proposals in DoD, Federal Civilian, and/or Intelligence Community sectors.
• Willingness to learn ECS' custom proposal automation tools.
• Strong leadership and team-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage proposal efforts from RFP release through submission for complex, high-value federal opportunities.
• Coordinate proposal activities across geographically dispersed teams using collaboration tools such as SharePoint, Teams, and ECS proposal automation tools.
• Lead proposal kickoff meetings, daily stand-ups, and color team reviews while identifying and mitigating proposal risks.
• Write, edit, and enhance proposal content including management approaches, transition plans, past performance citations, resumes, and quality plans.
• Partner with Capture Managers, Account Executives, and Business Development leaders to translate strategies into compelling narratives and win themes.
• Leverage Generative AI and proposal automation technologies to support analysis, content generation, and reviews while ensuring accuracy and security.

Skills

Proposal management

Federal proposals

Leadership

Storytelling

Cross-functional coordination

AI in proposals

Microsoft Office

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in English, Marketing, Communications, or similar field

Tools

SharePoint

Teams

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

ECS Federal LLC is seeking a Senior Proposal Manager to lead complex, high-value federal proposals. The role supports a primarily remote work model with occasional on-site work at the Fairfax, VA area as needed.

You will collaborate with executive leadership, capture, solution architects, and operations to craft compelling, compliant narratives. The role emphasizes storytelling, proposal quality, and timely delivery, with a focus on win themes and coordination across distributed teams using